Beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, masks will be required for everyone, including vaccinated individuals, in county-owned facilities that are open to the public.
This year’s Cave City Watermelon Festival reportedly had a smaller turnout than usual, due largely in part due to both the extreme heat and the recent rise in COVID cases.
Officials also said as of early Saturday, seven students and three staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, while 10 students and 15 staff members avoid having to be quarantined due to being fully vaccinated.
Olympian Sam Kendricks carried the dreams and support of the entire Mid-South with him to Tokyo, with an eye on Gold, after a parade in his hometown of Oxford earlier this month.
Your parents, children, friends, or family members may be hesitant, but hearing your concerns can be persuasive. They might trust you more than they’ll trust anyone else.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that the state is in a public health emergency and has re-instituted a public health emergency in the state for 60 days. The governor also called for a special session next week.
Animal shelters around Region 8 are feeling the impacts of people returning to work, as many adopted pets are being returned. The NEA Humane Society shares ways you can still take care of your pet, even with a busier schedule.
Although Act 1002 prohibits mask mandates in schools, Blytheville Interim Superintendent Jennifer Blankenship and Osceola Superintendent Dr. Toriano Green say they will still keep protocols in place during the school year.
The St. Louis County Council has voted to end the county’s mask mandate, just a day after it took effect and prompted the state’s Republican attorney general to sue to try to stop it.
One district’s superintendent says having the option is being responsible. A parent from another district is concerned that her child’s school doesn’t have a plan.
Unity Health has offered referral and signing bonuses in the past, but now they’re going bigger than ever, with a $15,000 dollar signing bonus for new bedside nurses.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined Greta Van Susteren on this week’s episode of Full Court Press to discuss the state’s COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts.
With the recent surge of COVID cases in the state, vaccine clinics are once again popping up all over Region 8. However, people are still not showing up.
St. Louis city and county officials say they will require masks in some public places starting Monday. But some state and city officials are expected to challenge the new mandate.
